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Many people associate the smell of antifreeze with an overheated engine. The only reason we do that is because we certainly smell antifreeze when the engine is overheated and blowing out antifreeze, but if there is just a slow leak of antifreeze and we smell that, we MIGHT be able to convince ourselves that the engine is overheated. Check for coolant leaks around the engine, radiator and heater hoses. After cooling down and drying out, antifreeze will leave a blue/green powdery subastance. Good luck finding the problem. http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?UseCase=S001&UserAction=viewSimpleDiagInfo&Parameters=info question did not ask why he was smelling antifreeze if you car smells hot, then obviously it is hot' check for correct coolant level. if coolant is correct the thermostat may be faulty , your water pump may be faulty, or you need a new fan belt so armed with this i would first check thermostat, it is not opening to allow proper amount of coolant to circulate. but also not showing overheating on dash gauge have it checked before you damage your engine
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